“Wouldn’t Shakespeare be awesome?” he told the New York Daily News. “That black guy … could you imagine me in Othello?”

Mike Tyson said if he was given enough time, he could be ready to take on any stage role. But he’s also willing to admit his limitations.

“A lot of my friends are actors and directors and they say: ‘Mike, we need you to concentrate and take it seriously.’ They say my skills are horrible, but I have the natural timings for it. I am working on my skills.”

Spike Lee said Tyson has been endearing to audiences because of his willingness to bare himself on stage.

“He’s out there on this stage naked, sharing his experience, his ups and downs, to the audience,” Lee said. “And it’s traumatic. And to do that without thinking about how — whether people are going to love me or like me or hate me, that’s not — he doesn’t care about. He says, ‘I’m going to tell you the truth. This is my life, and do it with it what you will.’ “

Mike Tyson sees an acting future bigger than guest appearances and one-man shows. He said wants to dance and sing in musicals next.